Update: Man charged in fatal shooting at Stroud Township picnic

A family picnic turned into tragedy Saturday evening after a man was shot eight times and killed during an altercation at an East Shore Drive home in Blue Mountain Lake Estates. Jerel Jermaine Johnson, 23, who lives there, is charged with murdering visitor Mingo Lee.

A family picnic turned into tragedy Saturday evening after a man was shot eight times and killed during an altercation at an East Shore Drive home in Blue Mountain Lake Estates. Jerel Jermaine Johnson, 23, who lives there, is charged with murdering visitor Mingo Lee.

Stroud Area Regional Police said Johnson told them the following:

Johnson invited his brother and some friends, including Lee, to his home for a barbecue. Lee was the best friend of Johnson's father, who was murdered.

Johnson and Lee got into an argument over the recent murder trial. Lee punched Johnson in the face and began calling him names, punching him several more times.

Johnson told Lee he was going to the bathroom and then went upstairs to his bedroom, got his "glock" from under his pillow and came back downstairs. He confronted Lee again and pointed the gun at him, telling Lee to get on the ground.

Lee again called Johnson names and punched him in the face. Johnson again pointed the gun at Lee and told him to get on the ground.

Lee again punched Johnson in the face, at which point he shot Lee twice in the chest. Lee "went down and then got into a push-up position, as if trying to get back up," at which point Johnson shot him six more times.

Johnson then called 911 and reported he had shot Lee. Police and ambulance crews arrived on scene to find Lee down and Johnson with blood on his face and shorts.

Lee was taken to Pocono Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Johnson is charged with murder and a committing a crime with a gun. He is in Monroe County Correctional Facility without bail and will appear for a district court hearing at a future date.